GENEVA – Every day, the COVID-19 pandemic costs the world thousands more lives and billions more dollars. The most efficient way to bring this crisis to an end – possibly as early as next year – is with a safe and effective vaccine, manufactured in large quantities and distributed globally. …

If the Southern Belt is the main frontline in the fight to prevent COVID-19 from coming into the country its weakest link emerging so far is Samtse. This Dzongkhag has witnessed the maximum violations of people crossing the border and not following the quarantine protocol with 50 cases involving 61 …